Nodirbek Soliev is a senior analyst at the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU). His areas of interest and research include terrorism and political violence in Central Asia, China and Russia, as well as their implications for domestic and international security; counterterrorism policy and strategy pertaining to these regions; security developments in Afghanistan; and foreign militancy in the Middle East. He holds an MSc in Strategic Studies from RSIS and an LLM in International Law from the University of World Economy and Diplomacy (UWED), Tashkent, Uzbekistan.